Tag Archives: India

A day before the must-win tri-series game versus England at Perth, the Indian team was joined by national selector Roger Binny. He stood a few yards away, talking to journalists and others known to him, even as his son Stuart bowled in the practice session. Like all things in Indian cricket, the conflict of interest here is apparent. And so, ... Read More »

Table-toppers Jaypee Punjab Warriors today suffered their first defeat in the 2015 Hockey India League 2015 after going down 1-2 against Uttar Pradesh Wizards at the Dhyan Chand Sports College. V R Raghunath and Ramandeep Singh scored for the victorious home team whereas captain Jamie Dwyer scored the lone goal for Warriors. In the first quarter, Wizards outplayed the visitors ... Read More »

New Delhi: Out-of-favour batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir, integral members of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning side, on Monday said they were disappointed at being ignored for the team chosen for the 2015 edition of the tournament. Indian selectors decided to favour youngsters while selecting the team at the expense of senior players Yuvraj, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Gambhir, ... Read More »

He’s been caught doing it at the APEC summit, on Air Force One, when he met with other heads of state and a function to mark the end of World War-II. But despite being the chief guest for the Republic Day, there was little sympathy from Indian Twitterati for US President Barack Obama when he was seen doing this As ... Read More »

New Delhi: Buoyed by the rising penetration of Internet in the country, a top official from Twitter on Saturday said India is one of the fastest growing market for the micro-blogging site. The US-based social networking platform said it will be investing more in India, which industry body IAMAI has predicted will surpass the US by December this year in ... Read More »

Shillong: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that India is the third largest passport issuing country after China and the US. “India accounts for 14 per cent of passport issuance and is the third largest passport issuing country after China and the US, with over 5.7 crore passports users in the country,” Swaraj said at the inaugural function ... Read More »

United Nations: Underscoring its commitment to the “free growth” of the Internet, India has told the UN General Assembly that the cyberspace cannot be managed as a “private property” and its management should be “transparent and democratic” in nature. “As a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and democratic society, India is fully committed to the free growth of the Internet,” India’s Permanent Representative ... Read More »